Plate for boots and shoes.



C. E. MORRIS.

PLATE FOR BGOTS AND SHOES. APPLICATION FILED APII. I9. I9II.

Patented. Feb.12, 1918.

I (l V GHABLESE. MQBRIS. r-ilvmramu.,LWASHlNGTeN, assmvoaor oas-HammeCHARLES postier, or METALINE, WasrnNs'roN.

, PLATE `FOR BOOTSIAND p Speeicaton4 of Letters Patent.

PatentedFeb. 12, 1918.

Application-tiledApril `19, 1917. Y. Serial No. 163,196.-

To all whom/it may concern:

' Be--it known that I, CHARLES-"E: MORRIS, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing@ at Metaline, inthe countyiof Pend'Oreilleand State oftlVashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPlates for Boots and Shoes; and I` do herebydeclare the following to beaefull,lclear, and exact descriptionof the invention,-such as `willenable others skilledin the art to whichit .appertains to make andusejthe same.

This inventionrelates to half sole and heel plates for boots, shoesandthe like.

`The object ofthis invention-is to provide a metal plate for"shoes--particularlyfthe styleused by carpenters, shinglemen, lum'-berinen, woodsmen and all persons .engaged in occupations where they arecontinually walking on smooth orlslippery surfaces, and the object-'lofthis invention being to produce a `shoe that will absolutely Apreventthe wearer from slipping orjskidding in `either direction and thusVpreventing him from being injured.

Another object of this invention is to provide a half sole and heelplate being formed or stamped from a piece of sheet steel to provide aplurality of `depending calks or teeth, which are vso construct-ed as toreinforce the portions from which they are stamped, and thus prevent thecalks or teeth from being bent parallel with the body diie l to pressureplaced thereon.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a device of thischaracter, which will be simple, practical and comparatively inexpensivein construction, and which may be manufactured and sold at a low cost.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of thenovel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fullydescribed and set forth in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a bottom plan view illustrating the manner in which theplates are secured or attached thereto,

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a shoe with the plates secured thereto,

Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2,

1Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the heel p ate,

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken through the plates to illustrate themanner in which the calks are reinforced,

Fig- 6: is a sectional view taken on the line .G+-6` off'Fig; 5. i i

Like numerals of reference designate correspondingiparts in all thefigures of the drawings. i Referring moreparticularly to the draw*ing,ythe numeral 1 designates a shoe and 3 are the4 metal-plates; shaped`to conform'J vto theshape ofthe heel and sole respectively of the'shoe.,"Each `plateis formed of suitable sheet ysteel: orthe like and hasstruck therefrom,`the teeth il, which teeth are bent downwardly at rightangles to.` said plates land are substantially 4triangular and havetheir apexes constituting sharpened gripping points. The teeth arearranged translverselyacross theplates and each transverse rowof teethare arranged at a spaced distance apart and the teeth-are alsoV formednear the side peripheral edges of each of the plates as at 6 to preventthe wearer from slipping in reither direction.` j The plates each areprovided with 'the cut out portions 7 ,which are arranged between therovvs of the teeth `as shown, and these cut out portions reduce theamountl of weight. y

The teeth of each of the plates deinea provided and itheir openingssubstantially-)Vlshaped opening 8, the walls of which are bentdownwardly at right angles as at 9 to reinforce the same. The side edgesof the teeth curve rearwardly as at 10 and the points slightly curveupwardly as at l1 to deine substantially cup-shaped teeth, whichreinforce and prevent the collapsing of the teeth, due to excesspressure placed thereon.

Each of the plates is provided adjacent its marginal peripheral edgewith the spaced openings 12, which is adapted to receive suitablefastening means 13, such as screws or the like and thus detachablysecuring the sole and heel platerespectively to the heel and sole of ashoe respectively.

The screws or the like 13 are inserted in the openings 12 and arrangedat spaced relation around the peripheral edge of the plates and adaptedto be embedded in the sole and heel of the shoe respectively, thusrigidly securing the plates in position and preventing the surface ofthe sole or heel from being worn upon, during the wearing of the shoe,it being understood that the calks of the plates or teeth of the platesassume all of the pressure of the wear plates thereon and prevent'Vskidding or sliding of the person in either direction.

In operation, the plates are stamped as described to provide thesubstantially triangular openings, thus providing the teeth, whichdepend from the under sides of the plates and at right angles thereto,the walls of the openings are bent downwardly at right angles to.reinforce the same, the side edges of the teeth are curved rearwardlyto provide the substantially cup-shaped teeth, which have the sharpenedapexes 6, which prevent the skidding or sliding of the wearer of theshoe ineither direction.

I claim:

-' 1. A plate for soles and heels stamped of a sheet ofV metal toVprovide depending triangular shape teeth and the walls of the openingsfrom which the teeth are struck being bent downwardly at right anglestothe plate to reinforce the same, the side edges of f the teethfcurvedrearwardlyand their apexes curvedV upwardly to reinforce said teeth toprovide shallow calks, and means for securing the plates to the sole andheel respectively, as and for the purpose specified.

2.` A plate for the soles and heels of shoes, each plate formed orstamped from a single piece of sheet steel and shaped to conform to theconfiguration of the heel and sole respectively, each of the platesprovided with spaced transversely arranged rows of teeth, which teethare struck from the body of the plate and depend downwardly at rightangles thereto, the walls of the openings delining the teeth curveddownwardly and outwardly to reinforce the same and the Copies of thispatent may be obtained'for side edges of the teeth being curvedrearwardly to reinforce,V and strengthen the teeth when applied to theheel Vand sole of the shoe, and means adjacent the periphery oftheplates `to facilitate the securing of the plates to the sole and heelof the shoe.

3. A plate for soles and heels Vcomprisingplates adapted to conform tothe conzguration of the sole and heel respectively, each of saidplateslformed` of; a sheet of steel andmhaving struclrdtherefromfaplurality of transversely arranged rowsof subp stantially triangularteeth, said teeth being arranged at a spaced distancev apart and `1 eachrow at a relatively spaced distance apart, the yteethdefiningsubstantiallv triangular. openings, fthe, wallsV offwhich arebent downwardly'at, rightangles to the plates, and curvediforwardlyitoreinforce the openings delined'by theteeth, the side ledges of saidteethbeing curved rearwardly to form substantiallyshallow calks, which willreinforce and strengthen the teeth and prevent them fromrcollapsingwhen'under (neiARLns n.1 "Moliets y f' Witnesses: -V GARFIELD HOLLEY, j

WILMER-N. GOLDEN.Y

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